Complicaciones de la radioterapia: fenómeno de Lhermitte gatillado por calor: caso clínico
Complications of radiotherapy: Lhermitte phenomenon triggered by heat: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (7), 2019
Publication year: 2019
Lhermitte phenomenon is a neurological symptom described as a sensation of electric shock that radiates from the back towards the extremities, which appears when a patient flexes the neck. A transient myelopathy as a late complication of radiotherapy is associated with this symptom. It appears two to four months after treatment and disappears spontaneously. We report a 45 years old female with a neck malignant melanoma treated with surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. She experienced the Lhermitte phenomenon that was triggered by heat. This phenomenon must be differentiated from the Uhthoff phenomenon.
Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/diagnóstico, Calor/efectos adversos, Melanoma/diagnóstico, Dolor/etiología, Radioterapia Adyuvante/efectos adversos, Neoplasias Cutáneas/diagnóstico, Diagnóstico Diferencial, Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/radioterapia, Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/cirugía, Melanoma/radioterapia, Melanoma/cirugía, Neoplasias Cutáneas/radioterapia, Neoplasias Cutáneas/cirugía